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Rep. Patrick Kennedy Calls Media 'Despicable'

WASHINGTON (March 10) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing them of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there. The Rhode Island Democrat shouted, pointed and waved his arms excitedly during a speech on the House floor Wednesday on U.S. policy in...

Massa Accused of Trying to 'Snorkel' Navy Subordinates

(March 10) -- In the wake of his sudden resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives, former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa finds himself under increasing public scrutiny for sexual misconduct over the years. While Massa himself has cited numerous reasons for giving up his career in politics -- from a cancer diagnosis...

In Health Care Message War, It's Obama Vs. Massa

WASHINGTON (March 9) -- Democrats sent two distinct messages yesterday as they campaigned for a final vote on a health care overhaul. One came from President Barack Obama, who urged a university crowd near Pennsylvania -- and, implicitly, members of Congress -- to forget the risky politics and vote for reform. The...

Background on eric massa

Eric James Joseph Massa (born 16 September 1959) is former U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York, who served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010. A Democrat, Massa resigned under the cloud of a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.

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